Re: Locked out of PC
Originally Posted by
Realist
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This doesn't make any sense
The original problem was that you couldn't get into the machine because it wouldn't recognise her password.
So if he machine was locked, how did you get into it to be able to do anything?
Yes, worries me as well.
If you "sign Out" of the account then you, or anyone else can later sign in to whatever account which you, or they, have access to. That's the normal usage.
If you "Lock" instead of "Sign out" - so that you can go to watch the football and come back, the pc will simply take you back to where you left it, with everything running as before, when you "unlock" - from the lock screen.
Whilst providing a second account is still a good idea, for many reasons, I think we'll find that you may not be able to run everything, in that new account, unless the various programmes, & other data, have been copied across to the new account and/or shared with the original.
Just think what would happen if another user could simply log in to a different account and open your data files....!
Anyway, all is now well - the real issue seems to have been forgetting the password!